Ranveer Singh to Amjad Khan: Bollywood’s most memorable villains who stole the show

Author: Srijal Sharma

Danny Denzongpa

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Amjad Khan

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Amrish Puri

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Sunjay Dutt

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Tigmanshu Dhulia

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Ranveer Singh

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